inherency

Patent Prior Art Inherency Requires More Than Mere Possibility

A finding that prior art inherently disclosed elements of claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,802,310 was not supported by substantial evidence; the Federal Circuit therefore reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s conclusion that… Read More

Patent Prior Art and the Necessity Requirement for Inherency

A patent claim limitation can only be inherently disclosed by patent prior art when such limitation is necessarily a component of a disclosed subject matter. In Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire LLC, No. 2016-2287 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 8, 20… Read More

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